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Pharrell’s views on women — and his new clothing line

Hats off to Pharrell Williams!

The superproducer and “Happy” singer is trying to tone down the usual hypersexualized bump and grind of music videos.

The hitmaker says his newest album, “G I R L,” is a nod to the respect he has for women. “I made that record to express my affinity from A to Z for women,” Pharrell said Monday at the Fifth Avenue Uniqlo flagship, where he was promoting his new “i am OTHER” T-shirt and cap line with the store ($19.90 each at the stores and uniqlo.com).

“The sublime, sexy stuff, ooh her curves, booty, sweat, sweat, sweat — you know that part of me,” he said. “But then there’s another part of me that just has this super deep value for what women represent to this planet and humanity as we know it.”

That explains why although there are a lot of shapely women in Pharrell’s popular “Marilyn Monroe” video he keeps his hands off.

“There was no intimate contact in that way and I love that,” said Pharrell. “Luis [Cerveró, the director] and I really concentrated on trying to raise the bar.”

Wearing a light brown fedora instead of The Hat, Pharrell quipped: “He’s on vacation right now.”

Pharrell then gave a little history lesson about the huge lid he wore to the Grammys and Oscars — which has taken on a life of its own. He said he bought two of the hats six years ago and no one noticed when he wore one to two events.

“I don’t know why it did what it did but the accolades belong to Vivienne Westwood. The hat stood the test of time and I just was wearing it.”

Today Pharrell rocked a brown fedora (right) instead of The Hat (left)WireImage, FilmMagic